Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-835

Allowed

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Abstraction: Base · Status: Incomplete

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

1052 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-XXQF-CF9X-9RWQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:08 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:08
VLAI
Details

lib-smtp in submission-login and lmtp in Dovecot 2.3.9 before 2.3.9.3 mishandles truncated UTF-8 data in command parameters, as demonstrated by the unauthenticated triggering of a submission-login infinite loop.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-7046"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-835"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-02-12T17:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "lib-smtp in submission-login and lmtp in Dovecot 2.3.9 before 2.3.9.3 mishandles truncated UTF-8 data in command parameters, as demonstrated by the unauthenticated triggering of a submission-login infinite loop.",
  "id": "GHSA-xxqf-cf9x-9rwq",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T17:08:50Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:08:50Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7046"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot-news/2020-February/000431.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://dovecot.org/security"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6XYT55WH372BJOXCJRKBDIFGBMPVOIDT"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NJXHOUT3FH2DJNMACSX4GHPP4MUV4UKA"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/12/1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-XXQH-R526-FMP5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:23 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:38
VLAI
Details

The cr_parser_parse_selector_core function in cr-parser.c in libcroco 0.6.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted CSS file.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-8871"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-835"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-06-12T06:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The cr_parser_parse_selector_core function in cr-parser.c in libcroco 0.6.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted CSS file.",
  "id": "GHSA-xxqh-r526-fmp5",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:38:48Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:23:13Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8871"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=782649"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42147"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00043.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/13/3"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

No mitigation information available for this CWE.

No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.